Marcus cook



(No Model.)

CARRIAGE SEAT. No. 417,990. Patented Dec. 24, 1819.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARCUS COOK, OF BROOKPORT, NE? YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMAS C.BERRY, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,990, dated December24, 18189.

Application filed October 28, 1889. Serial No. 328,432. (No model.)

To all whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that I, MARCUS COOK, of Brockport, in the county of Monroeand State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Carriage-Seats; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the drawings accompanying this application.

My improvement relates to supplementary seats for carriages, sleighs,&c., whereby a third person can ride with ease and comfort between twoothers. Such seats are already known.

My invention consists of a seat constructed, arranged, and operating ashereinafter described, whereby it can stand at an elevation above themain seat or on a level therewith, or can be turned down vertically andflatwise against the cushion-skirt when not in use.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of an ordinarycarriage-seat, showing in full lines the supplementary seat in theraised or highest position, and in dotted lines the horizontal positionon a level with the main seat, and in other dotted lines its positionwhen turned down against the cushion-skirt, as when notin use. Fig. 2 isan enlarged front elevation of the supplementary seat, looking in thedirection of the arrow in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view looking downon a portion of the main seat and on the edge of the supplementary seatin its turned-down position. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectionthrough the bearing 1), and showing the standard D in the raisedposition. Fig.5 is a similar view showing the standard in the horizontalposition.

A indicates the main seat, and B the cushion, provided with the usualdownwardly-hangin g skirt or curtain a.

O is the supplementary seat on which the third person sits between twoothers. It is attached to the main seat by a branched standard D, hingedat its lower end to the main seat, as shown at b, and at its upper endto the supplementary seat, as shown at c. This allows the supplementaryseat to turn, so that it can stand elevated, as shown in full lines,Fig. 1, or be turned down horizontally ona level with the cushion, asshown by dotted lines at the left, or be turned down fiat against theskirt, as shown by other dotted lines at the bottom. \Vhen turned up, asin full lines, it allows the third person to sit elevated above theknees of the other occupants and over the front of the main seat. Thenturned out horizontally, it allows the third person to sit in advance ofthe others, and when turned down vertically flatwise against the skirtit is out of the way when not in use, and occupies but little space, asit is thin and light, being preferably made of two or more thicknessesof veneers crossing each other and thinly upholstered.

E is a rod forming a brace, attached at one end to a cross-pin b ofbearing 1) and having at the other end a hook d, that engages with aneye f at the front side of the seat 0. WVhen the brace is so attached,it forms an angle with the standard D, and the two support the seat inthe upright position shown in full lines, Fig. 1. In such case thestandard rests at a backward incline and is stayed by striking ashoulder in the hearing 17. In this condition the supplementary seatstands high, as shown, and allows the legs of the persons who occupy themain seat to rest beneath it.

The lower ends of the standard D are provided with longitudinal slots71, 7t, which inclose the pin 1) and allow the standard to be moved outand in. The extremities of the standard also haveoutwardly-turned pointsh h in the form of teeth adapted to engage with similarly-shaped socketsZ Zin the upper part of the bearings 12 b. This construction is clearlyshown in Figs. 4 and 5.

o is a torsion-spring resting around the pin 1) of bearing 19 andprovided with a loop '20, that hooks over a pin a on the edge of thesupplementary seat G when the latter is in the proper position for suchconnection.

When the supplementary seat is in the upright position shown in fulllines, Fig. 1, the lower ends of the standard D rest in the positionshown in Fig. 4:, the upper ends of the slots 70 7c bearing on the pinsb b and the standard resting against the shoulder T. To change theposition from the upright to the horizontal, the brace E is unhooked andthe standard D, with the seat attached, is swung down, the teeth h hcatching into the sockets Z Z, as shown in Fig. 5. These teeth preventthe standard from being drawn out and disengaging the connection. Inthis position the seat 0 is turned into a horizontal position over thestandard, and the loop w of the torsion-spring o is hooked over the pinu of the seat, which holds the seat in position under the weight of theoccupant. To lower the seat 0 against the cushion-skirt when not in use,the standard D is slightly raised to free teeth h h from the sockets ll.The standard is then drawn outward the length of the slots, which freesthe ends of the standards from the bearings, and the standards can thendrop down Vertically, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 5. In thiscondition the loop 20 of the torsion-spring is again hooked onto the pinu of the seat, as shown in Fig. 3, which holds the seat firmly down.

The seat constructed as above described will accommodate a sitter in twopositions one elevated above the main seat, the other horizontally inadvance of itand when the seat is not in use it can be turned down fiatagainst the cusl'lion-skirt, where it is out of the Way.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is r l. The combination, with the supplementary seat0, of the standard D, hinged at one end to the main seat and at theother to the supplementary seat, and the brace E, attached at one end tothe main seat and provided at the other with a hook d, engaging with aloop f on the front of the supplementary seat, as shown and described,and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with the supplementary seat 0, of the standard D,provided at its lower ends with, slots 7c 7r, that embrace pins 1) b onbearings of the main seat, and with teeth h h, that engage with socketsZ l of the bearings, and the torsion-spring r, provided with a loop 10,that engages with a pin it of the supplementary seat, as shown anddescribed, and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

R. F. Oseoon, GEO. B. SELDEN.

